Lot 27 · Old Master & British Drawings
Two cocks fighting, a pair of chickens and doves mating with three other chickens nearby
Frans Snijders · black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, pen and brown ink framing lines
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings , New York · 28 January 2022
- Dimensions
- x 17 in. (27.4 x 43.3 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3489368
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frans Snijders, Two cocks fighting, a pair of chickens and doves mating with three other chickens nearby. Christie's, 28 Jan 2022, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3489368.
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Frans Snijders, Two cocks fighting, a pair of chickens and doves mating with three other chickens nearby. Christie's, 28 Jan 2022, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3489368.
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